Andromeda Surgical YC Application

Summer 2023Active

Andromeda Surgical went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 batch as a Healthcare company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Summer 2023
Industry: HealthcareMedical Devices
Team size: 10
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Nick DamianoFounder
Kartik TiwariFounder

What Andromeda Surgical does

We're building autonomous robots to make surgery safe, easier and more efficient. Robots currently perform about 1/4 of surgeries but only help with the physical aspects. We use AI to make surgery cognitively easier. This has far greater potential to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Founded by 3x founders from medtech and autonomous vehicles, we're on track to be the fastest surgical robot to market of all time. First indication is prostate enucleation.

Andromeda Surgical's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Andromeda Surgical, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Andromeda Surgical

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Autonomous surgical robots

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build autonomous surgical robots that don't just assist with physical tasks but take on cognitive steps during surgery. Our system uses AI to handle complex decision-making, starting with prostate enucleation, making surgeries safer and more efficient for surgeons and patients.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the hub for AI, robotics, and medtech talent and investors, making it the best place to build and scale our tech-focused surgical robot startup.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Andromeda Surgical YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Andromeda Surgical's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Andromeda Surgical would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.